Reed for organs



(No Model.)

A. NEWELL.

REED FOR ORGANS.

No. 322,469. Patented July 21, 1885.

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REED FOR ORGANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,469, dated July 21, 1885.

Application filed April 2, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS NEwnLL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reeds for Organs, &c., of which the following is a specification,

. reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in reeds for reed-organs and like instruments. The object of the invention is to provide a more perfect joint or connection between the reed-frame and the reed-tongue. Heretofore it has been customary to form one or more openings through the reedframe, through which suitable wire pins are passed for holding the tongue and reed-frame together, said openings being of the same size throughout, and a rivet-head formed upon one end of each wire pin, and the openings through the reed-frame being of such a size that the pins would fit snugly therein. It has been found, however, that reeds thus constructed are liable to dis arrangement of the tongue, and to avoid such difficulty my invention consists in providing tapering openings through the reed-frame, and in forming ahead upon both ends of each pin, as will be described and claimed.

Reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of a reed constructed in the wellknown way; Fig. 2, asimilar view of a reed provided with my invention.

Like letters refer to like parts in each view.

A represents a reed-frame,which in general construction is similar to those now in common use, andB the reed-tongue. Through frame A openings a are formed, said openings being tapering, as shown. As shown in Fig. 1, the

pins 1) for holding the tongue to the reed-frame (N0 model.)

consist of a straight piece of wire with a rivetheadformed on one end thereof, the manufacturers depending entirely upon such rivethead and the tight fit of the wire for holding the parts together. In my improved arrangement a straight wire, 0, is inserted into each tapering opening a. \Vhen in the position shown in Fig. 2, suitable mechanism is employed to form a rivet-head upon one end of each wire, and to form a tapering head upon the opposite end of each of said wires, whereby the tapering openings are completely filled and a firm and certain joint formed between the frame and tongue.

It will be understood that I do not wish to limit myself to any particular mechanism for forming the joint described.

As shown in the drawings, the tapering rivethead is slightly below the surface of the frame, in order that by striking a moderate blow thereon after the reed is in position it will have room to move to stop a singer without injuring the wood.

I am aware that it is not new to connect metal strips by rivets with upset ends, the plates being provided with tapering openings; and therefore I do not claim such feature, broadly; but

WVhat I claim is A reed-frame, A, provided with tapering openings a, in combination with reed-tongue B, provided with straight openings, and pins 0, provided with. rivet-heads and upset ends, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUGUSTUS NEWELL. 

